Telegram-herald., 1887-02-14
IRELAND NOW At BAY
The Coercion Plan VIII Prob
ably DO Extended.
LORD CsuHCHILL's INFLUENCE CONE.
And the Tory Gossrnms IS Deter
mined 10 Stand on the issue
Of English Rule In ireland
or None al All.

sps'i.l Csb-esrsl-
L0sDos. Eco. ls-EacoGraged By their
decisive victory Friday night in the House
u Commons, over NJ. Parnell , amend
ment 10 the address ia reply 10 the speech
from the throne the Csoinet. after quite
long discussion. deter mined 10 proceed With
sir Michael Hicks Bsachs Criminal Law
of Ireland amendment bill Ine bin de
mands that The executive be streng, g,hened
with further powers u repression, and EN-
bodies all that has been expressed in the
recent debates concerning government
These ideas are sustained ia
the Cabinet by Mr.. Goschen. who repre-
senrs The Liberal [ nionist element. aud
who, IL ayEears. Is out running his Tory
couserce. ia tne matter OF severity toward
the Sister Isle. Lord Randolph Churcbills
influence Ia mAnlfessly gone, and the Con
ser1auye cabinet, locking the cdeck OF his
influence, IL determined 10 stand or fsil on
she issue OF English rule liz Ireland Or none
al all. They look upon home rule iOr Ire
land a. a movement OF secession, as nrst
step toward the dlsmeMoermsnt of the
empire. and one which they Siil not brook.
Tue trial of Mr.. Dillon aud his colleagues
this week. or certainly the proceedings
therein. will resound throughout Ireland as
a tragic comedy, enacted by partisan iIry
and preludiced judges lt Is certain that
the result will be a conviction.
Home rulers are perplexed and annoyed
over the aoseoce of Mr.. Gladstone from the
House of ConmOns- Up 10 the last mo-
ment many of tuem fOstered the hope that
he would speak for the Parneu amend
menI- They expect. however, tnat the pro-
auction of the coercion bill will be the sig
nsl for bis return, anu the renewal OF his
cooperation with Mr.. Parneli. But Mr..
Gladstoue's return largely depends upon
the eIten, Of the governments cOerciye pro-
possls. It Is nov known that the Liberal
leader does not intend TO be present in hIs
sess Until home rule Is to be de-
batsd To definite motion, or
10 attnck the severe repressive measures Of
the government. should Sir Michael Hicks
Beach's bill be limited 10 the power 10
change the venue Of trial and to deal with
persons charged with conspiracy 10 defraud
landlords and other creditors, Mr.. Glad.
stone, knowing full well that il would be
impossible 10 a.sail the adaptation OF the
ordinary law TO extraordinary conditions -
and il cannot be denied that the state of af-
fairs u ireland at the present time is extra
the Parnellites 10 fight their own battles in
their own way. The fiuesse which the
ministry have hitherto displayed IN the
tactics employed in the debates on irish
matters is not likely 70 fail them now.
A careful review fails To close the slight
est chance for the GladstOnian leaders to
weaken tbs position OF the government.
The debate on Mr.. Psrnelis amendment
tended To materially demOralize ths Glad
stone party, and the attitude of Sir vii
liam Vernon Harcoust, Mr.. John Morley.
and other leaders toward the National
Leagues plan OF campaign was equivocal
and hestitant. Not one Of the liberal allies
OF the nationalist party fully indOrsed the
plan, nor did any one of them even par
TALLY condemn it, and the conservaters
therefore, were given ample opportunity OF
which they availed themselves TO denOunce
the liberal leader. a. dishonest, or at least
disingenerous in invading the main ques-
tOn-